Safety Policy Lead, Youth Safety

About This Role

Key ResponsibilitiesAI-extracted

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  Research and develop safety policies governing youth safety harms on Discord, including CSAM, grooming and solicitation, child exploitation, and age assurance.
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  Own the full policy lifecycle for the domain, including problem scoping, data justification, and post-launch feedback loop management.
• 3
  Partner with Legal and other teams to embed compliance requirements into policy design and co-develop enforcement infrastructure.
• 4
  Deliver rapid policy responses to emerging child safety threats and represent Discord externally in this domain.
• 5
  Collaborate with civil society, NCMEC, ICAC, and other external child safety organizations.

RequirementsAI-extracted

• 5 or more years of experience in trust and safety, policy development, or child safety roles at a technology platform or civil society organization focused on child protection.
• Deep expertise in youth safety, including CSAM, NCMEC/ICAC frameworks, CSAM hash-matching systems, grooming and solicitation patterns, and age assurance methodologies.
• Direct experience with KOSA, COPPA, DSA child safety provisions, and/or the Online Safety Act, with regulatory literacy required.
• Proven ability to write policy that survives implementation, with clear enforcement criteria, defined classification hierarchies, and usable edge case guidance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for audiences ranging from frontline moderators to regulators to executive leadership.

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